Let me be the first to tell you -- go and see La Mome. I know I am not the biggest fan of French film, far too much of which is self-indulgent nonsense performed by a nepotistic clique. But this is different. Marion Cotillard is surely up for multiple awards for her breathtaking performance as Edith Piaf. She take Piaf from the gangling teenager singing for pennies on the streets of Montm,arte to the shrivelled hag who dies in 1963. In between comes the alcohol and the drugs; her love affair with the boxer Marcel Cerdan -- and above all the concerts. These are done to perfection in the film, and I found myself transported. So did the rest of the audience in the cinema where I saw it. There was one woman sobbing vociferously. I am not saying it is the best-constructed film in the world. But it does what cinema is supposed to do -- it takes you to another place. I loved it.